828newsNOW: 2025 Summer Camp Directory

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Asheville area offers a variety of summer camps that cater to diverse interests and ages. There are camps to help kids stay engaged in learning, exploring and making new friends. But plan ahead because these camps can fill quickly.

828newsNOW has gathered the information and broken the camps into categories:

Or you can check out the full list of options for summer fun and adventure below:

Academy for the Arts: Summer Intensives, July 14-18

Adventure Center of Asheville

Summer Adventure Day Camp Exploration Program, camps offered daily each week from June 16-Aug. 11
Summer Adventure Day Camp Discovery Program, camps offered daily each week from June 16-Aug. 11
Kolo Flow Bike Park Summer Day Camp, camps offered daily each week from June 16-Aug. 11, 2025
Kolo Bike Park Summer Kiddie Day Camp, camps offered daily each week from June 16-Aug. 11

The Adventure School

Multi-Adventure Expedition, June 24-27
Counselor-In-Training Camp, June 30-July 3
Kin Ye, June 9-13 and June 16-20

Wild Weeks

Wild Week One: July 7 – 11
Wild Week Two: July 14 – 18
Wild Week Three: July 21 – 25
Wild Week Four: July 28 – Aug 1

Wild Child Summer

Wild Week One: July 7 – 11
Wild Week Two: July 14 – 18
Wild Week Three: July 21 – 25
Wild Week Four: July 28 – Aug 1

Appalachian Institute for Creative Learning: July 6-12 and July 13-19

AR Workshop: June 12-Aug. 17

Artemis Archery Asheville

June 23-27 kids
June 30-July 4 kids
July 14-18 kids
July 21-25 Teens

Asheville Art Museum: Summer Art Camp, classes offered weekly June 16-Aug. 15

Asheville Buncombe Youth Soccer Association

FUNdamentals Soccer Camps

June 2-6
June 9-13
June 16-20
June 23-27
July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 28-Aug. 1

Asheville Community Movement

Movers and Shakers Summer Camp

Wild Week: Children Ye Art Loosed, June 9-13
Make Some Noise: June 16-20
Art In Nature, June 23-27
Revolution: Start of A Movement, June 30-July 3
World of Hogwarts, July 7-11
Around the World, July 14-18
Brilliant Builders and Magical Makers, July 21-25
Grub Week, July 28, Aug. 1
RADical Art in Appalachia, Aug. 4-8
Desert Island Survival, Aug. 11-15
I Like to Move It, Move It, Aug. 18-22

Asheville Community Theater: Tanglewood Summer

Summer Musical 1: Disney’s High School Musical Jr., June 16-28
Summer Musical Tech 1: Disney’s High School Musical Jr., June 16-28
Summer Stages 1: Adventure, July 7-11
Summer Stages 2: Magic, July 14- 18
Summer Stages 3: Wild, July 21-25
Summer Musical 2: Shrek the Musical Jr., July 28-Aug. 9
Summer Musical Tech 2: Shrek the Musical Jr., July 28-Aug. 9

Asheville Dance Theater

Trolls Camp, June 17-20 and July 22-25
Mermaids and Pirates Camp, Aug. 5-8

Asheville Jewish Community Center

Camp Ruach

Kehilah (Community): June 16-20
Mischakim (Games): June 23-27
Mazzarot (Constellations): June 30-July 3
Taninim (Sea Monsters): July 7-11
Keshet (Rainbow): July 14-18
Ta’aluma (Mystery): July 21-25
Mechonot (Machines): July 28-Aug. 1
Sfarim (Books): Aug. 4-8
Tikkun Olam (Repair the World): Aug. 11-15

Asheville Junior Theater

Wicked: June 16-20 and June 23-27
Moana 2: July 7-11, 2025
Newsies: July 14-18, 2025
Wicked: July 21-25
Dog Man The Musical: July 28-Aug. 1
Taylor Swift Eras tour: Aug. 4-8
Ultimate Dance Camp: Aug. 11-15

Asheville Kitchen Kids Cooking Camps

Great Asheville Baking Camp, June 9-13 and July 21-25
Sweet, Savory Baking Camp, June 23-27 and July 7-11

Asheville Museum of Science: Summer of Science Camps

Dino Digs and Time Travelers, June 16-Aug. 20
Space Explorers, June 23-27
Tinker Lab and Spy Kids, June 30-July 3
Animals, Plants and You and Life on Earth, July 7-11
Minor Miners and Rock Hounds, July 14-18
Dino Digs 2 and Time Travelers 2, July 21-25
The Art of Science, July 28-Aug. 1
Space Explorers 2, Aug. 4-8

Asheville Music School

Appalachian Music Camp, June 16-20
Ukulele Camp, June 23-27
Pre-teen Pop Rock Camp, July 7-11
Music Explorations (two sessions), July 14-18 and July 21-25
Song Circle Voice Camp, July 21-15
Jazz Camp, July 28-Aug. 1
Harry Potter-themed Suzuki Strings Camp, Aug. 4-8
Open Jam Camp, Aug. 11-15

Asheville Parks & Recreation

Traditional Day Camps: June 10-Aug. 9 (no camp on June 19, July 4, or July 19)
Eco Explorers: June 11-13
Fly Guys and Gals: June 17-18
Adventure Camp: June 24-28
Teen Water Adventure Camp: July 9-11
Kidventure: July 29-Aug. 1
Girls Beach Volleyball: June 12-Aug. 7 (no session July 3)
Ultimate Fitness: June 17-21
Golf: June 24-27
Olympics Camp: July 8-12
Disc Sports: July 22-26
Tabletop Gaming: July 29-Aug. 2
Youth Mindfulness: Aug. 5-9
Therapeutic Recreation: June 10-Aug. 9 (no camp on June 19, July 4, or July 19)

Asheville Performing Arts Academy

Musical Theatre Workshops, one-week sessions, June 16-Aug. 15

Asheville Sailing Club

Start Off Sailing

June 16-20
June 23-27
June 30 and July 1-3

Beginner Opti Sailing

June 16-20
June 23-27
June 30 and July 1-3

Junior Sailing

June 16-20
June 23-27
June 30 and July 1-3

Junior Open Sailing

July 7
July 14

Asheville School of Film: Youth Summer Program

Youth Film Fun, dates TBD
Teen Film Project Course, dates TBD

Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts

Mini Camp, June 11-13
Dinosaur, June 16-20
Go Wild, June 23-27
Super Hero, July 7-11
The Arts, July 14-18
Super Science, July 21-25
Dinosaur, July 28-Aug. 1
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Aug. 4-8
Water Week, Aug. 11-15

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Black Mountain Center for the Arts

Preschool Camp: Aloha!, July 7-11
Elementary Camp: Island VIBES, July 7-11
Preschool Camp: Follow the Yellow Brick Road, July 14-18
Elementary Camp: We’re Off to See the Wizard, July 14-18
Preschool Camp: Candyland, July 28-Aug. 1
Elementary Camp: 90s Remix, July 28-Aug. 1
Preschool Camp: Pet Party, Aug. 11-15
Elementary Camp: Pop & Rock, Aug. 11-15

Camp Bangin and Sangin: June 23-27, June 30-July 4 and July 7-11

Camp Cedar Cliff

Trailblazers

June 8-11
June 15-18
June 22-25
June 29-July 2
July 6-9
July 13-16
July 13-18
July 20-23
July 27-30

Pioneers/Explorers

June 8-13
June 15-20
June 22-27
June 29-July 4
July 6-11
July 13-18
July 20-25
July 27-Aug. 1

Mountaineers

June 8-20
June 22-July 4
July6-18
July 20-Aug. 1

Week of Joy

July 28-Aug. 1
July 27-Aug. 1

Day Camp

June 9-13
June 16-20
June 23-27
June 30-July 4
July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 28-Aug. 1
Aug. 4-8

Camp Farmstead

Gardening and Farmstead Skills, June 9-13
Water Wonders, June 16-20
Critters of the Cove, June 23-27
Gardening and Farmstead Skills, July 14-18
Water Wonders, July 21-25
Critters of the Cove, July 28-Aug. 1

Camp Grier

Explorers

Session 2 (June 15-20)
Session 4 (July 6-11)
Session 6 (July 20-25)
Session 7 (July 27-Aug 1)

Discoverers

Session 1 (June 8-13)
Session 2 (June 15-20)
Session 3 (June 22-27)
Session 4 (July 6-11)
Session 5 (July 13-18)
Session 6 (July 20-25)
Session 7 (July 27-Aug 1)

Adventurers

Session 1 (June 8-13)
Session 2 (June 15-20)
Session 3 (June 22-27)
Session 4 (July 6-11)
Session 5 (July 13-18)
Session 6 (July 20-25)
Session 7 (July 27-Aug 1)
Session 2/3 (June 15-27)
Session 5/6 (July 13-25)

Navigators

Session 1 (June 8-13)
Session 3 (June 22-27)
Session 4 (July 6-11)
Session 6 (July 20-25)
Session 7 (July 27-Aug 1)
Session 2/3 (June 15-27)
Session 4/5 (July 6-18)

Navigator Wilderness Adventures

Session 1 (June 8-13)
Session 6 (July 20-25)

Onewheeling for Discoverers

Session 3 (June 22-27)

Equestrian

Session 1 (June 8-13)- Navigator
Session 2 (June 15-20) Discoverer
Session 3 (June 22-27) Adventurer
Session 4 (July 6-11) Adventurer
Session 5 (July 13-18) Navigator
Session 6 (July 20-25) Adventurer
Session 7 (July 27-Aug 1) Discoverer

Mountain Bike

Session 1 (June 8-13)-Navigator
Session 2 (June 15-20) Discoverer
Session 3 (June 22-27) Adventurer
Session 4 (July 6-11) Adventurer
Session 5 (July 13-18) Shred Camp

Advanced Level Riders

Session 6 – (July 20-25) Adventurer
Session 7 – (July 27-Aug 1) Discoverer

Farm Camp

Session 3- (June 22-27) Discoverer
Session 5- (July 13-18) Adventurer

Leadership & Counselor Training

Session 2 (June 15-June 20)
Session 5/6 (July 13-25)

Camp Henry

Family Camp, June 6-8
Family Camp Henry Outdoor School, June 6-8
High School, June 15-21
Middle School, June 22-28
High School Camp Henry Outdoor School, June 22-28
Leadership Adventure Mission Program, June 22-28
Elementary, June 29-July 5
Middle School Camp Henry Outdoor School, June 29-July 5
Leadership Adventure Mission Program, June 29-July 5
Mini Camp, July 9-12
Camp Henry Outdoor School Amplified, July 9-12
Bilingual Camp (all ages and families), July 13-19
Camp Henry Outdoor School Amplified, July 13-19
Middle School, July 20-26
Camp Henry Outdoor School, July 20-26
Leadership Adventure Mission Program, July 20-26
Elementary, July 27-Aug. 2
Middle School Camp Henry Outdoor School, July 27-Aug. 2
Leadership Adventure Mission Program, July 27-Aug. 2

Camp Mondamin (boys) & Camp Green Cove (girls)

Junior Camp, May 28-June 1

June Camp, June 4-23

Main Camp, June 27-Aug. 1

August Camp, Aug. 5-14

Camp Rockmont for Boys

Main Camp, June 29-July 25
June Camp, June 8-27
Two-Week Camp, four sessions available
Mini Camp, June 8-13

Camp Tekoa

Day Camp

June 2-6
June 9-13
June 16-20
June 23-27
June 30-July 4
July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 28-Aug. 1

TKO

June 1-7
June 8-14
June 15-21
June 22-28
June 29-July 5
July 6-12
July 13-19
July 20-26
July 27-Aug. 2

Camp Tekoa Adventures

June 1-7
June 8-14
June 15-21
June 22-28
June 29-July 5
July 6-12
July 13-19
July 20-26
July 27-Aug. 2

Camp Timberlake (boys) and Camp Merri-Mac (girls)

June 2-27
June 2-14
June 15-27
June 29-July 11
July 13-Aug. 7
July 13-July 25
July 26-Aug. 7

Claying Around

Kids Summer Art Camp, July 15-17
Kids Summer Art Camp, July 29-31
The Music Academy Asheville

Discovery Trails Learning Academy Summer Camp

Week 1: Critter Quest (June 9-13)
Week 2: Survival Scouts (June 16-20)
Week 3: Fantastic Forests (June 23-27)
Week 4: Stream Explorers (June 30-July 3)
Week 5: Adventure Quest (July 7th-11th)
Week 6: Forest Forts and Fairy Tales (July 14-18)
Week 7: Rockin’ Geologists (July 21-25)

D-Bat Asheville

Summer Camp Week 1: June 17
Summer Camp Week 2: June 24
Summer Camp Week 2: July 8
Summer Camp Week 3: July 22
Summer Camp Week 4: Aug. 5
Summer Camp Week 5: Aug. 19

The Educational Garden Project: Summer Camps, June 10-Aug. 23

Evergreen Summer Adventures: June 23-27 and July 7-Aug. 1

Falling Creek Camp

June Camp, June 8-2
Main Camp, June 29-July 25
STEEL Program, June 29-July 25
2-Week Camp, July 27-Aug. 8
Junior Camp, Aug. 10-15

Fired Up

Summer Camp Asheville, June 16-20
Summer Camp Asheville, June 23-27
Summer Camp Asheville, July 14-18

Firefly Valley Pottery Summer Camps

June 9-13
June 16-20
June 23-27 (BIPOC Week)
June 30-July 4
July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 28-Aug. 1
Aug. 4-8
Aug. 11-15

Flat Rock Playhouse

Conservatory Musical Theatre Camp, June 9-13
Acting Camp, June 16-June 20
Musical Mania Camp, June 23-June 27
Musical Theatre Camp, July 7-11
Acting Camp, July 14-July 18
Musical Theatre Camp, July 21-July 25
Acting Camp, July 28-Aug. 1

Forest Floor Wilderness, Nature Connection Camps

Flight of the Faeries, June 17-21 and July 22-26
Legend of the Gnomes, June 3-7 and July 8-12
Mysterious Animals of the Forest, June 24-28, July 15-19 and July 29-Aug. 2
Feathered Friends, June10-14, July 1-5 and Aug. 5-9

Girl Scouts: dates TBD

Green River Preserve Summer Camp and Expeditions

Rookie Camp, June 8-12
6-Day Camp, June 15-20
12-Day Camp, June 22-July 3 and July 27-Aug. 7
19-Day Camp, July 6-24

Base Camp Expeditions

Rock and Read, June 15-20
Mountain Biking, June 15-20

Blue Ridge Expeditions

June 22-July 3
July 8-23
July 27-Aug. 7

Leadership in Training

June 22-July 24

Growing Wild Forest School

Plants & Herbs, June 16-20
Talking Trees, June 23-27
Beautiful Birds, June 30-July 3 (no camp July 4th)
Furry Friends, July 7-11
Wizards & Faeries, July 14-18
Bugs & Spiders, July 21-25
Wild Weather, July 28-Aug. 1
Excellent Elements, Aug. 4-8
Reptiles & Amphibians, Aug. 11-15

Jan’s Art Academy

Mix-Match, June 9-13
Girls Galore, June 16-20
Mix-Match June 30-July 4
Beginning Drawing, July 7-11
Mix-Match, July 21-15
Construction Plus, Aug. 4-8
Construction Plus, Aug. 11-15

Kanuga

Camp Kanuga, several overnight camps from which to choose

Pisgah Expedition

Explorers: June 15-20
Pioneers: June 22-27

Appalachian Expedition

Explorers: June 29-July 4
Pioneers: July 6-11

Trailblazer Expedition

Explorers: July 13-25

Kids Garden

Gardening Gloves, April 14
STEAM – Innovation, Invention and Creativity, April 15
Camp Out Under the Stars, April 16
Let’s Move and Groove, April 17
Did Somone Say Fri-YAY, April 18

Lakeview Putt & Play Summer Camps

July 7-11
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 28-Aug. 1
Aug. 4-8

The Learning Community School

Nature Camp

Plants: June 9-13
Textiles: June 16-20
Building: June 23-27
Art: July 7-11
Science: July 14-18
Wildlife: July 21-25
Camping: July 28-Aug. 1

Adventure Camp

June 16-20
July 7-11

Dungeons and Dragons and More

June 6-13
June 23-27
July 7-11
July 21-25

Art with Ms. Anna

Self-expression Through Art, July 14-18
Bookbinding and Printmaking, July 21-25

Summer Academy

July 7 – 11, 2025
July 28 – Aug 1, 2025

The Little Gym of Asheville

Superheroes Unite, June 2-6
Little Gym Crazy Carnival, June 9-13
Secret Agent: Gyms Bond, June 16-20
Maui’s Mystical Island, June 23-27
Yoga Kids and Mindful Friends, June 30-July 4
Harry’s School of Magic, July 711
Mermaid Tales and Pirate Sails, July 14-18
Pajama Party, July 21-25
Sports of All Sorts, July 28-Aug. 1
Rainbow Castle Quest, Aug. 4-8
Space Adventures, Aug. 11-15
Dinosaur Adventure, Aug. 18-22

Lutheridge Camp

June 8-13
June 15-20
June 22-27
June 29-July 4
July 6-11
July 13-18
July 20-25
July 27-Aug. 1

Mindstretch Travel Adventures

The Maine Adventure, June 8-15

NC Arboretum

Discovery Camp, weeklong day camp that runs June 9-Aug. 22

NIKE Smoky Mountain Camps

Running Camp, June 29-July 4
Boys Basketball Camp, begins June 9
Boys Lacrosse Camp, begins July 21
Baseball Camp, begins July 14
Softball Camp, begins July 7
Wrestling Camp, begins July 20
Soccer Camp, begins June 9
Tennis Camp, begins June 9

Odyssey ClayWorks

Fora and Fauna: Tropical Paradise!
Time Warp!
Marioverse
Just Keep Spinning!
Clay Safari
A Bug’s Life
Pedal to the Metal
Advanced Wheel
It’s Wheely Fun!
Monsters vs. Aliens
The Handbuilder’s Hangout
The Wonderful Wheel
Mni Friends: Clay Schulpture
Claying Around With Your Food
Wheel Life
Combo CampP: Beginner Wheel and Handbuilding
A Wheely Good Time
Mythical and Magical
Critters and Creatures in Clay

Odyssey School

Summer Camp, June 30-Aug. 1

Parkway Playhouse

Musical Theatre Intensive Camp, June 2-6
101 Dalmations Kids Production Camp, June 2-14
Enchanted Forest Camp, July 21-25
Ahoy, Actors Camp, June 30-July 4
Disney’s Descendants Production Camp, July 7-19
Lights Up on Literacy Camp, July 28-Aug. 1
Disney’s Descendants Technical Assistant Camp, July 14-20

Playground Stage

Session 1, June 16-27
Session 2, June 30-July 11
Session 3, July 14-July 25

Push Skate Camp

June 16-19
June 23-26
July 14-17
July 21-24
Aug. 11-14
Aug. 18-21

Rainbow Community School

S’Campers: June 9-13, June 16-20, June 23-27, July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1
Juniors S’Camp: June 9-13, June 16-20, June 23-27, July 7-11, July 14-18, July 21-25, July 28-Aug. 1

Ridgecrest

Camp Crestridge (girls)